Nadines Travel Blog

 Kiltanon is a lovely bucolic spot in Ireland much like most of Ireland. We arrived late at night at our accommodations which I had purchased off of Getaways through Interval International as a timeshare owner.  To be honest this place is almost impossible to find because our GPS was having major difficulties finding it and the directions that were provided through Interval were quite hysterical.  There was a large paragraph of almost indiscernible directions to Kiltanon.  We were expecting to find a sign for Kiltanon Court but it's actually called Kiltanon Farm Resort. This was our unit number 5 front door, which was so quaint. This is the front of the Manor House of Kiltanon.  We stayed in the low area to the left of this photo.  Often paddocks or barns were attached to the home. Kiltanon is very isolated and remote but beautiful.   I was sent an email from the owner that the key would be left in the door.  This was very refreshing to see t...

The Irish Workhouse Center Museum is well worth the visit.  There is a 70-minute tour included in the price along with an art exhibit and a museum with many past pieces of the Workhouse.  We were very lucky because the guide was well-versed in Workhouse history and the Workhouses in all of Ireland.   There were over 160 workhouses built by the government in Ireland.  They are a tragic and horrible part of Irish history.  In Canada, we have our own tragic and horrible history in the Indian residential schools that were throughout Canada.  I hope eventually that the remaining Indian residential schools in Canada that are still standing be made into museums like the Irish have done and like the concentration camps in Europe have been made into Museums such as Dacchau and Auschwitz.  Many of the things spoken during this Workhouse tour were very reminiscent of the Indian residential schools of Canada and the Nazi concentration camps of Europe.  ...